I have won "Best of Show" in Professional Photography twice at the Ventura County Fair and taught classes on "Hand Tinting of Black and White Photographs" and "Photography for Parents". I have participated in the Ventura ArtWalk for many years and served on the Board of the Buenaventura Art Association for two years.

My photography training includes courses at Green River Community College, Ventura College and several expert seminars presented by pupils of Ansel Adams. I credit Terry Timmons for teaching the basics and two workshops with John Sexton for learning to evoke emotion in my prints. Printing portraits in my darkroom for several years has made me sensitive to print quality- a preoccupation that has stayed with me as I have moved into digital printing. I currently photograph with Pentax digital camera equipment.

I do not seek to create a certain theme or mood beforehand, but my images have been said to contain a tension between the moment of calm seen and the sense of past or future drama.

Portraits are created on location or at your home. Portraits are available only in black & white or sepia. I currently shoot two appointments per month.